Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Pac-Land

Title	Pac-Land
First release	1984
Developer	Namco
Publisher	Namco
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES / Famicom, PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum, Arcade ADB
Genre	platformer
Also known as	パックランド
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16: 1984-10-29 (NTSC-J) NES / Famicom: 1985-11-21 Commodore 64: 1988-04-04 Amiga: 1989-01-01 Atari ST: 1989-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata ID	Q2752616

Escort a fairy to Fairyland by traversing side-scrolling stages while avoiding quicksand traps, water spurts, and pursuing ghosts like Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde, and Sue. Completing these trips grants magic shoes to aid the return journey. This platformer supports up to 2 players in single or multiplayer modes.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.

Sources

Wikidata (Q2752616) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (amiga/pac-land) · last updated 2026-09-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (nes/pac-land) · last updated 2026-10-26 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/pac-land) · last updated 2026-10-07 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/pac-land-2) · last updated 2026-10-07 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (111787) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (27813) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (32290) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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TheGamesDB (89981) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (pacland) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`pacland`
Title at ADB	Pac-Land (World)
Manufacturer	Namco
Year	1984
Genre	Platform / Run, Jump & Scrolling
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Namco); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:22 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (15): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Namco · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos (3): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Namco · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (6): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Namco · internal use only.

Image: Bandai Namco Entertainment America, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (“Pac-Land gameplay ss.png”)

Sprites

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Videos

PC Engine Longplay [086] Pac-Land (US)

World-of-Longplays · PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 version · longplay · 27:35auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

Pac-Land (TG16) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

NintendoComplete · PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16 version · longplay · 33:40auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

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